Rica Brosca is the sister of the Warden in the Dwarf Commoner Origin, and daughter of Kalah Brosca. Like the Warden, she is under the thumb of the crime lord Beraht.
Background
Beraht considers Rica one of his many "investments", as he is paying for her education, clothing, make-up, dental work, speech lessons, and the like. Beraht impatiently expects her to attract a Noble-caste patron and bear him a son. If she does this she will be elevated to the caste of her patron's house, and Beraht intends to claim her as a family member, thus enjoying elevation in caste himself.
Involvement
Rica will appear in both the Dwarf Commoner and Dwarf Noble Origin. She is currently trying to conceive a male child for a noble, which will be to Beraht's benefit, as well as her own. Under the dwarven caste system, a child inherits the caste of its same-gender parent. A male child fathered by a noble would be of the noble caste and it is customary for the family of the child's mother (including "Uncle" Beraht) to be brought into the noble's household.
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In the Noble origin, she will reveal that the noble she is seeing is in fact Prince Bhelen, who betrays both his siblings in the Dwarf Noble Origin. During the quests in Orzammar, after gaining access to the Royal Palace, you can find a letter to Rica in the palace. It is also possible to hear many Orzammar residents speaking with disdain about the fact that Bhelen is involved with a casteless woman, though it's made out to be a common enough practice in Orzammar. Harrowmont's crier, specifically, may mention this as one of Bhelen's shortcomings.
If playing as the Dwarf Commoner (and thus as her brother or sister) she will find you as soon as you return to Orzammar and have entered the Diamond Quarter, excitedly telling you that she has borne Bhelen a son (named Endrin for his grandfather) and that she and your mother are now living in the Royal Palace. She will take you directly to Vartag Gavorn in the hopes that you, as a Grey Warden, can help resolve the succession problem. While it is possible to decline Vartag at this time and instead side with Harrowmont, opting to do so will crush Rica.
Rica will also appear in the epilogue should the Warden be a Dwarf Commoner. She will be there as an ambassador and tell the Warden that they are now part of the Warrior Caste and will possibly become a Paragon. If the Warden killed Bhelen, Rica will say that she's glad she doesn't have a husband to boss her about and that her child will be the Aeducan heir regardless. If Bhelen lives she will still be his concubine. Fixed the first line in spoilers section to be under the spoilers tag.
Quotes
- (about Beraht) "I can only imagine the horrible things he's made you do."
- (about mother) "I think the moss-wine's finally rotted her brains."